1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 250px Idaho Pocatello, Idaho March 13–14, 1981 ASISU MinidomeNU women among favorites at AIAW track https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-nu-women-among-favorite/162769299/ The Lincoln Star January 11, 2025 41 March 11, 1981 1980 1982 The 1981 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships, also known as the EAIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships, were the 4th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested March 13−14, 1981 in Pocatello, Idaho at the ASISU Minidome and won by the Virginia Cavaliers track and field team. Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. At the championships, Merlene Ottey set a world record in the indoor 300 meters. Team standings Scoring: 10 points for a 1st-place finish, 8 points for 2nd, 6 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th, 2 points for 5th, and 1 point for 6th. Ties were decided by comparing each team's number of first-place finishes, followed by number of second-place finishes, going on until the tie is broken. Only top 10 teams are listed. Rank Team Points Virginia Cavaliers 48 Florida State Seminoles 46 Tennessee Volunteers women's 46 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 45 5 Wisconsin Badgers 41 6 Michigan State Spartans 23 7 Oklahoma Sooners 23 8 Houston Cougars 20 9 Arizona Wildcats 19 10 Adelphi Panthers 18 Results Only results of finals are showneTrack eTN1981_04_NCAA_Ind https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1981_04_NCAA_Ind.pdf Track and Field News USTFCCCA January 11, 2025 Ottey sets records at Poky meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-ottey-sets-records-at/162813710/ South Idaho Press 11 January 2025 15 15 Mar 1981UTEP runner held off world record holder https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-herald-post-utep-runner-held-off/162936063/ El Paso Herald-Post 13 January 2025 22 16 Mar 1981Track AIAW SATURDAY'S RESULTS (At Pocatello) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-track-aiaw-saturday/162937955/ The Idaho Statesman 13 January 2025 22 16 Mar 19811981 AIAW National Indoor Track and Field Championships Results https://www.nolefan.org/ref/wtf1981_03_14_sid.pdf Idaho State Sports News 13 January 2025WOMEN'S TRACK WORLD APRIL 1981 VOL. 12, NO.8 https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/CTRN/wt+fw_april81.pdf Women's Track World 13 January 2025 6,7,8,10,11 + 60 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 7.24 Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 7.35 Lisa Thompson UNLV Rebels 7.41 4 Tara Mastin Houston Cougars 7.48 5 Sherri Funn George Mason Patriots 7.51 6 Cheryl Gilliam Michigan State Spartans 7.53 + 300 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 35.83 WR Sharon Colyear Boston University Terriers 37.46 Robin Jackson Wisconsin Badgers 37.98 4 Normalee Murray Nebraska Cornhuskers 38.41 5 Cathy Rattray Tennessee Volunteers women's 39.15 6 Gail Stephens Eastern Illinois Panthers 40.42 + 400 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Pam Moore Wisconsin Badgers 53.88 Lisa Garrett Virginia Cavaliers 54.07 Charmaine Crooks UTEP Miners 54.19 4 Angela Wright Florida State Seminoles 54.37 5 Gwen Murray Pittsburgh Panthers 55.00 6 Annette Campbell Oklahoma Sooners 56.79 + 600 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Delisa Walton Tennessee Volunteers women's 1:26.56 Pam Sedwick Michigan State Spartans 1:28.82 Wanda Trent Kansas State Wildcats 1:30.20 4 Barbara Ennis Indiana Hoosiers 1:32.74 5 Jill Lancaster Oklahoma Sooners 1:32.76 6 Rosalyn Dunlap Missouri Tigers 1:42.42 + 800 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Darlene Beckford Harvard Crimson 2:05.75 Joetta Clark Tennessee Volunteers women's 2:06.36 Maureen Houghton Oklahoma Sooners 2:13.16 4 Doriane Lambelet Cornell Big Red 2:34.73 Rochelle Collins UTEP Miners DNF + 1000 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Josephine White Richmond Spiders 2:43.33 Ilena Hocking North Texas Mean Green 2:47.12 Margaret Coomber Florida State Seminoles 2:47.25 4 Rose Thompson Wisconsin Badgers 2:48.52 5 Marie Simonsson Drake Bulldogs 2:48.95 6 Diane Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:50.43 7 Deb Pihl Kansas State Wildcats 2:51.66 8 Tina Bengtsson LSU Lady Tigers 2:54.18 9 Susanne Fredrick Michigan Wolverines 3:02.44 + 1500 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jill Haworth Virginia Cavaliers 4:25.20 Joan Hansen Arizona Wildcats 4:26.53 Sue Shea Villanova Wildcats 4:28.15 4 Linda Portasik Tennessee Volunteers women's 4:31.66 5 Jody Rittenhouse Arkansas Razorbacks 4:37.89 6 Carleen Thon Colorado Buffaloes 4:39.0 7 Penny O'Brien Iowa Hawkeyes 4:42.03 8 Linda Datlefsen Georgia Bulldogs women's 4:59.66 + 3000 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Patricia Sharples Idaho Vandals 9:33.96 Kelly Spatz Michigan State Spartans 9:34.59 Mary Rawe Penn State Nittany Lions 9:35.84 4 Cindy Duarte Clemson Tigers 9:45.85 5 Aileen O'Connor Virginia Cavaliers 9:46.75 6 Debra Tavik Maryland Terrapins 9:48.03 7 Nancy Scardioa New Hampshire Wildcats 9:49.6 8 Judith McCrone UMass Minutewomen 9:54.2 9 Liz Hjalmarsson Drake Bulldogs NT 10 Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 11 Joan Hansen Arizona Wildcats 12 Mariana Dickerson Illinois Fighting Illini 13 Judy Parker Iowa Hawkeyes 14 Kim Bird Tennessee Volunteers women's 15 Rebecca Cotta Purdue Boilermakers 16 Karen Campbell Michigan State Spartans + 5000 meters Pl. Place Name Team Mark Aileen O'Connor Virginia Cavaliers 16:33.6 Kim Schnurpfeil Stanford Cardinal 16:38.0 Kellie Cathey Oklahoma Sooners 16:51.6 4 Kathy Mills Penn State Nittany Lions 16:54.9 5 Darien Andrew Florida State Seminoles 17:06.6 6 Marjorie Kaput Arizona Wildcats 17:09.2 7 Margaret Cleary Penn State Nittany Lions 17:17.7 8 Nancy Seeger Rutgers Scarlet Knights 17:20.8 9 Judy Parker Iowa Hawkeyes 17:22.7 10 Lisa Last Michigan State Spartans 17:28.9 11 Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 17:32.4 12 Melanie Weaver Michigan Wolverines 17:32.6 13 Letha Davis Drake Bulldogs 17:35.8 14 Eileen Hornberger Tennessee Volunteers women's 17:48.9 15 Terry Ebanks Texas Longhorns women's 17:49.2 16 Zanetta Weber Iowa Hawkeyes 17:49.5 17 Donna Ganly Missouri Tigers 17:54.0 18 Mary Jean Wright Virginia Cavaliers 18:24.7 + 4 × 200 meters relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Esmeralda Garcia rowspan=4 Florida State Seminoles 1:36.88 Marita Payne Alice Bennett Randy Givens Marva Fearon rowspan=4 Adelphi PanthersFarmingdale Runner Wins https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-farmingdale-ru/162941601/ Newsday (Suffolk Edition) 13 January 2025 245 8 Mar 1981 1:37.55 Cheryl Innis Marilyn Gilliard June Griffith Rachel Clary rowspan=4 Houston Cougarshttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/uhcougars.com/documents/2023/11/15/New_Track_and_Field_Record_Book_March_2024.pdf UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON TRACK AND FIELD HTOWNSPEEDCITY BY THE NUMBERS 1:37.73 Cruz Ibarguen Tara Mastin Darlene Jefferson 4 Benita Fitzgerald rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers women'sTennessee Women Poised for Run at AIAW Track Title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-tennessee-wo/162943346/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel 13 January 2025 10 14 Mar 1981 1:37.82 Lisa Sherrill Sharrieffa Barksdale Paula Hines 5 Cathy Barber rowspan=4 Kentucky WildcatsLady Kats Qualify 12 For AIAW Track Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-lady-kats-qualif/162943851/ Lexington Herald-Leader 13 January 2025 14 7 Mar 1981 1:38.49 Antionette Browning Liz Browning Judy Richardson 6 Venita McDavid rowspan=4 Temple Owlshttps://owlsports.com/services/download_file.ashx?file_location=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/owlsports.com/documents/2019/2/11/T_F_top_times_2018_19_as_of_2_11_19.pdf OwlSports.com 2018-19 Top Indoor Marks and Times 1:41.6 Gladys Boone Amy Whicker Lesvia Jackson + 4 × 400 meters relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Marva Fearon rowspan=4 Adelphi Panthers 3:37.28 Cheryl Innis Marilyn Gilliard June Griffith Tammy Etienne rowspan=4 Texas Longhorns women'shttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/texassports_com/documents/2024/5/23/2023-24_TF_Record_Book__5_22_2024_.pdf Texas 2023-24_TF_Record_Book 3:37.88 Julie Holmes Donna Sherfield Robbin Coleman Lisa Sherrill rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers women's 3:38.88 Cathy Rattray Joetta Clark Delisa Walton 4 Debbie Moss rowspan=4 Florida State SeminolesLady Seminoles set two records https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-lady-seminoles-set/162954023/ Tallahassee Democrat 13 January 2025 8 6 Apr 1981 3:40.57 Angie Wright Scooby Golden Marita Payne 5 Leisa Biggers rowspan=4 UTEP MinersMisfortune hits Lady Miners https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-misfortune-hits-lady-miner/162954384/ El Paso Times 13 January 2025 20 15 Mar 1981Turner highlights Lady Miner effort https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-turner-highlights-lady-min/162954814/ El Paso Times 13 January 2025 6 14 Mar 1981 3:43.86 Bea Reese Zenobia Haynes Jeanine Brown 6 Normalee Murray rowspan=4 Nebraska CornhuskersNU women eye AIAW track crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-nu-women-eye-aiaw-t/162955190/ Lincoln Journal Star 13 January 2025 41 11 Mar 1981 3:47.20 Tami Essington Cheryl Zajic Merlene Ottey + 4 × 800 meters relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Sue Beischel rowspan=4 Wisconsin Badgers 8:44.26 Maryann Brunner Ellen Brewster Sue Spaltohlz Tami Essington rowspan=4 Nebraska CornhuskersOttey Sparks Winning Relay https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-ottey-sparks-winning/162958135/ Omaha World-Herald 13 January 2025 20 16 May 1981 8:44.63 Lisa Kramer Pam Schubarth Sara Stricker Sue Shea rowspan=4 Villanova Wildcats 8:47.02 Lisa Maree Pat Bradley Jennifer Whitfield 4 Tammy Etienne rowspan=4 Texas Longhorns women's 8:48.65 Ann Morell Felecia Anderson Robbin Coleman 5 Vivian Scruggs rowspan=4 Virginia Cavaliers 8:48.83 Linda Nicholson Marisa Schmitt Jill Haworth 6 Sara Cashen rowspan=4 Georgetown Hoyas 8:54.18 Marya Small Joanne Sincero Christine Mullen 7 Penny Fales rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 8:56.39 Patricia Murane Dorene Startare Mary Rawe 8 Penny O'Brien rowspan=4 Iowa Hawkeyes 8:57.94 Denise Camarigg Julie Williams Kay Stormo 9 Carol Sames rowspan=4 Oklahoma Sooners 8:58.40 Jill Lancaster Siri Bielland Maureen Houghton 10 Alverretta Pitts rowspan=4 Florida Gators 9:19.00 Denise Marini Donna Campbell Nancy Robinson 11 Karen Sanford rowspan=4 Wyoming Cowgirls 9:22.00 Laura Anderson Stephenie Paine Jaunita Neff + Distance medley relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Wren Schafer rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 11:24.04 Sumetia Wells Diane Vetter Christine McMeekin Vivian Scruggs rowspan=4 Virginia Cavaliers 11:26.80 Brenda Brown Linda Nicholson Jill Haworth Pam Sedwick rowspan=4 Michigan State Spartans 11:30.60 Judi Brown Ann Pewe Kelly Spatz 4 Penny Fales rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 11:32.47 Tammie Hart Doreen Startare Mary Rawe 5 Carol Sames rowspan=4 Oklahoma Sooners 11:32.56 Felicia Moore Siri Bielland Kellie Cathey 6 Sue Spaltohlz rowspan=4 Wisconsin Badgers 11:36.02 Pam Moore Ellen Brewster Suzie Houston 7 Jennifer Whitfield rowspan=4 Villanova Wildcats 11:38.83 Pat Bradley Lisa Maree Sue Shea 8 Holly Straight rowspan=4 Kentucky Wildcats 11:40.58 Judy Richardson Denise Kiernan Bernadette Madigan 9 Kay Stormo rowspan=4 Iowa Hawkeyes 11:47.97 Chris Davenport Julie Williams Penny O'Brien 10 Mara Small rowspan=4 Georgetown Hoyas 11:49.54 Joanne Sincero Christine Mullen Pia Palladino 11 Sherry Thomas rowspan=4 Kansas State Wildcats 12:04.91 Wanda Trent Janet LeValley Deborah Pihl 12 Margaret Smith rowspan=4 Missouri Tigers 12:26.46 Lynn Biggs Linda Seale Mary Kunkle + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Coleen Reinstra Arizona State Sun Devils 1.91 m Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 1.84 m Edith Childress Kentucky Wildcats 1.81 m 4 Anne Erpenbeck Drake Bulldogs 1.81 m Dale Thelma Wallace Georgia Bulldogs 6 Peggy Stewart Villanova Wildcats 1.78 m 7 Maria Betioli BYU Cougars 1.78 m 8 Ellie Hayden Eastern Michigan Eagles 1.78 m 9 Karen Krawiec Penn State Nittany Lions 1.75 m 10 Joan Brochaus Wisconsin Badgers 1.75 m 11 Anneke Magandans UTEP Miners 1.75 m 12 Patsy Walker Houston Cougars 1.75 m 13 Inge-Lisa Christiensen Ohio State Buckeyes 1.72 m Sally McCarthy Oklahoma Sooners 15 Renee Nickles Oklahoma Sooners 1.72 m 16 Cathy Seybold Nebraska Cornhuskers 1.67 m + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Pat Johnson Wisconsin Badgers 6.40 m Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 6.33 m Donna Thomas North Texas Mean Green 6.27 m 4 Alice Bennett Florida State Seminoles 6.20 m 5 Pamela Donald Stanford Cardinal 6.17 m 6 Ann Meacham Eastern Michigan Eagles 6.16 m 7 Gayle Brandon Eastern Illinois Panthers 6.14 m 8 Kathy Rankin Georgia Bulldogs 6.07 m 9 Vivian Riddick Penn State Nittany Lions 5.94 m 10 Sharon Moultrie Texas Tech Red Raiders 5.93 m 11 Becky Jo Kaiser Illinois Fighting Illini 5.89 m 12 Esther Otieno UTEP Miners 5.88 m 13 Elizabeth Miller Oregon Ducks 5.88 m 14 Halycon McKnight Kansas Jayhawks 5.87 m 15 Robin Taylor Old Dominion Monarchs 5.77 m 16 Tonya Brown Florida State Seminoles 5.77 m 17 Lisa Anne Staton North Carolina Tar Heels 5.77 m 18 Lorrie Thornton Michigan Wolverines 5.71 m 19 Rene Rochester Texas Longhorns women's 5.63 m 20 Sharrieffa Barksdale Tennessee Volunteers women's 5.57 m 21 Dawn Renee Mann Indiana Hoosiers 5.53 m 22 Jeanette Williams Indiana State Sycamores 5.37 m 23 BJ Eldridge Wyoming Cowgirls 5.19 m + Shot put Pl. Place Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie Arizona Wildcats 16.82 m Marita Walton Maryland Terrapins 16.56 m Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 16.42 m 4 Rosemary Hauch Tennessee Volunteers women's 16.22 m 5 Elaine Sobansky Penn State Nittany Lions 16.08 m 6 Ria Stalman Arizona State Sun Devils 15.68 m 7 Cindy Crapper Kentucky Wildcats 15.55 m 8 Sandy Burke Northeastern Huskies 15.47 m 9 Ramona Pagel Long Beach State Beach 15.18 m 10 Oneita Davis St. John's Red Storm 14.98 m 11 Lisa Ferry Houston Cougars 14.96 m 12 Carol Cady Stanford Cardinal 14.89 m 13 Annie McElroy Long Beach State Beach 14.71 m 14 Deborah Moore Ohio State Buckeyes 14.28 m 15 Sharon Mitnik Temple Owls 14.20 m 16 Nadine Cox Ohio State Buckeyes 14.03 m 17 Debra Pryor Arizona State Sun Devils 14.01 m 18 Karen Wood Nebraska Cornhuskers 13.80 m 19 Sharon Lotmore Florida Gators 13.66 m 20 Jo Beth Palmer Texas Longhorns women's 13.61 m 21 Janice Stucky Kansas State Wildcats 13.48 m + Pentathlon Pl. Place Name Team Mark Patsy Walker Houston Cougars 4215 pts Susan Brownell Virginia Cavaliers 4131 pts Juanita Alson Maryland Terrapins 4060 pts 4 Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 4001 pts 5 Myrtle Chester Tennessee Volunteers women's 3942 pts 6 Kim Hagger Kansas State Wildcats 3781 pts 7 Cathy Seybold Nebraska Cornhuskers 3688 pts 8 Vivian Estes Eschavarria BYU Cougars 3463 pts 9 Wendy Limbaugh Utah State Aggies 1395 pts See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Indoor track and field References Category:AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships Category:Sports in Pocatello, Idaho AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:1981 in women's sport of athletics Category:Track and field competitions in Idaho